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09/14 19:42 CDT Alonso's 10th-inning homer lifts Mets over Rangers 5-2, stops
8-game losing streak
Alonso's 10th-inning homer lifts Mets over Rangers 5-2, stops 8-game losing
streak
By JERRY BEACH
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer off Luis Curvelo, and the
New York Mets stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Texas
Rangers on Sunday.
New York, which reopened a 1 1/2-game lead over San Francisco for the last NL
wild card, backed rookie Nolan McLean with a 2-0 lead only for Joc Pederson to
tie the score with a two-run single in the seventh off Reed Garrett.
Alonso hit an opposite-field homer to right off Curvelo (1-1), then saluted the
Mets' dugout and tossed his helmet before reaching first base. As he rounded
third, Alonso began untucking his shirt before he sprinted across the plate and
was doused with popcorn by jubilant teammates. He ended the Mets' longest
losing streak since 2018, raising his season totals to 34 homers and 117 RBIs.
Texas had won six straight games and began the day two games back in both the
AL West and for the final AL wild card.
Making his sixth big league start, McLean gave up five hits, struck out seven
and walked two, lowering his ERA to 1.19.
Francisco Alvarez raced home from third on Juan Soto's fifth-inning groundout
off starter Jacob Latz and Brandon Nimmo homered leading off the sixth for the
Mets.
Key moment Alonso has five career walk-off- homers.
Key stat McLean's ERA is the lowest by a Mets pitcher through his first six startsy.
Up next Rangers: RHP Jack Leiter (9-8, 3.81 ERA) starts Monday's series opener against division rival Houston, which starts RHP Jason Alexander (4-1, 4.19) Mets: RHP Clay Holmes (11-8, 3.75 ERA) will be opn the mound for Tuesday's series opener against San Diego and RHP Michael King (4-2, 2.87 ERA). Holmes, who has thrown a career-high 151 innings, will likely be piggybacked by LHP Sean Manaea. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Key moment Alonso has five career walk-off- homers.
Key stat McLean's ERA is the lowest by a Mets pitcher through his first six startsy.
Up next Rangers: RHP Jack Leiter (9-8, 3.81 ERA) starts Monday's series opener against division rival Houston, which starts RHP Jason Alexander (4-1, 4.19) Mets: RHP Clay Holmes (11-8, 3.75 ERA) will be opn the mound for Tuesday's series opener against San Diego and RHP Michael King (4-2, 2.87 ERA). Holmes, who has thrown a career-high 151 innings, will likely be piggybacked by LHP Sean Manaea. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
